Clinical Trial: The Effect and Mechanism of taVNS in Modulating Human Social Attention

U.S., Sept. 2 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07798349) titled 'The Effect and Mechanism of taVNS in Modulating Human Social Attention' on Aug. 23.

Brief Summary: The objectives of this study are to investigate:

1. whether non-invasive transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) can enhance human interest in social stimuli in free-viewing and stressful tasks;

2. whether its effect on brain function occurs via modulating endogenous oxytocin release;

3. how the stimulation site and various parameters of taVNS should be set to effectively promote the above-mentioned changes in brain function.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

1. Does taVNS facilitate a preference for socia...